Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 23.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation is 23.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation peaked at 23.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1960.
Russian Federation ranks 56th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.4% | — |
| 1961 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 16.0% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 16.2% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 16.4% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 17.2% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 19.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 19.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | +0.3% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 23.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 23.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 15.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 19.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.9% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 21.8% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.3% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More climate change data for Russian Federation
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1093 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.076 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7525 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 75.3% (2025)
- Urban population 108.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 143.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Russian Federation was 23.9% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1960.
- How does Russian Federation rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Russian Federation ranks 56th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.